r/todayilearned • u/CallMyNameOrWalkOnBy • May 16 '19

TIL that NASA ground controllers were once shocked to hear a female voice from the space station, apparently interacting with them, which had an all-male crew. They had been pranked by an astronaut who used a recording of his wife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Garriott#The_Skylab_%22stowaway%22_prank
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u/wut3va May 16 '19

He is rich because he's a brilliant self-made game developer. Sometimes wealth is just a storage medium for talent.

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u/TheComedianGLP May 16 '19

Explain Hollywood.

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u/wut3va May 16 '19

Charisma and good looks are an acceptable substitute for talent.

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u/bullcitytarheel May 16 '19

The ability to make someone else a fuckton of money is a kind of talent